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Can we get a law where cops mind their fucking business and leave you alone next

echelon 3y ago
If you're speeding, have a broken headlight, or are driving dangerously, then cops can serve as a reminder to fix yourself. We can't have everyone driving selfishly or disinterested in the safety of others.
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- hnbad 3y ago
  Most of the developed world has radar cameras that take a picture of your car and license plate if you go over the speed limit (plus a margin of error). Sometimes even if you pass a red light. No cops having to "fear for their lives" at random traffic stops, no inconvenienced/dead drivers. Just a flash to let you know you screwed up and eventually the person the car is registered to (and who is therefore liable) receives a letter with a pretty picture and a fine.
  - junofan 3y ago
    Well yeah they got a little carried away with authoritarianism last century. We export democracy, not gun rights.
  - aYsY4dDQ2NrcNzA 3y ago
    I live in a major metropolitan city in the US. I am somehow always surprised whenever I see a car driving around with no license plates. It’s very common. I see one almost every day.
    - mynameisnoone 3y ago
      Yep. I drove around in a VW van for several years without plates or registration. (I was extremely poor then.) The other trick was, but it no longer works as much, to leave dealer plates on vehicles and never register them... this loophole has been closed in most US states by requiring registration with dealer vehicle sale. Already, it was often required for the new owner to register a vehicle integrated as part of a private party sale.
PM_me_your_math 3y ago
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mynameisnoone 3y ago
That doesn't serve the purposes of American cops hallucinating "crimes" to extract money and statistics from citizens. Cops in the US are lazy, arrogant, sad sacks, and shrug at real crimes because half of them are criminals with badges and the other half are just former high school sports stars who shoved classmates into lockers.

If you're speeding, have a broken headlight, or are driving dangerously, then cops can serve as a reminder to fix yourself. We can't have everyone driving selfishly or disinterested in the safety of others.

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hnbad 3y ago
Most of the developed world has radar cameras that take a picture of your car and license plate if you go over the speed limit (plus a margin of error). Sometimes even if you pass a red light. No cops having to "fear for their lives" at random traffic stops, no inconvenienced/dead drivers. Just a flash to let you know you screwed up and eventually the person the car is registered to (and who is therefore liable) receives a letter with a pretty picture and a fine.
- junofan 3y ago
  Well yeah they got a little carried away with authoritarianism last century. We export democracy, not gun rights.
- aYsY4dDQ2NrcNzA 3y ago
  I live in a major metropolitan city in the US. I am somehow always surprised whenever I see a car driving around with no license plates. It’s very common. I see one almost every day.
  - mynameisnoone 3y ago
    Yep. I drove around in a VW van for several years without plates or registration. (I was extremely poor then.) The other trick was, but it no longer works as much, to leave dealer plates on vehicles and never register them... this loophole has been closed in most US states by requiring registration with dealer vehicle sale. Already, it was often required for the new owner to register a vehicle integrated as part of a private party sale.

PM_me_your_math 3y ago

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mynameisnoone 3y ago

That doesn't serve the purposes of American cops hallucinating "crimes" to extract money and statistics from citizens. Cops in the US are lazy, arrogant, sad sacks, and shrug at real crimes because half of them are criminals with badges and the other half are just former high school sports stars who shoved classmates into lockers.